Chancellor Rachel Reeves has made growing the economy a priority - but many economists and politicians are concerned that it is not improving fast enough.

THE UK’s economy grew in the three months to June but slowed on the first quarter of the year. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal Gross Domestic Product

Growth in the UK economy slowed to 0.3% in the second quarter of this year, new official figures show. However, the figure was stronger than the 0.1% level widely expected by economists after an uptick in activity in June and revised data for earlier in the quarter.